Physical activity and asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This review aims to give an overview of available published evidence concerning the association between physical activity and asthma in children, adolescents and adults.

Methods

We included all original articles in which both physical activity and asthma were assessed in case-control, cross-sectional or longitudinal (cohort) studies. Excluded were studies concerning physical fitness, studies in athletes, therapeutic or rehabilitation intervention studies such as physical training or exercise in asthma patients. Methodological quality of the included articles was assessed according to the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS).

Results

A literature search was performed until June 2011 and resulted in 6,951 publications derived from PubMed and 1,978 publications from

SUBMITTER: Eijkemans M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3527462 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature